Fruit Coffee Cake w/streusel Topping

Adapted from the 1996 L.L. Bean Christmas Card

by Kristin Norwood

Ingredients:

batter:

• 1 cup white flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour (or white)
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg

Mix all ingredients to make batter.

filling:

• 1 cup diced apples
• 2 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves

Mix to make filling. (Original recipe called for 1c blueberries without flour or spice.)

topping:

• 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 3 tbsp. flour
• 3 tbsp. butter
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Mix and cut in butter to form streusel topping.

Procedure:

• In 13"x9" or tube pan (greased and floured) add half of batter, then fruit filling, then rest of batter. Top with streusel.
• Bake in 350-degree-F oven for 40 minutes.

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last modified: 3:14pm, Monday, 8 Nov 1999 by Lowell Gilbert.